Wednesday, November 23, 2005

DEMOCRATSYou know the thing that REALLY bothers me about Democrats is their weird obsession with destroying the Republicans instead of destroying Osama bin Laden (this coming from a former Democrat). It's VERY apparent after watching the last 6 months of political reporting here in the United States that the Democrats are far more interested in defeating, demolishing, demoralizing, and destroying the Republicans. If they put as much energy into doing the same to the enemies of this nation maybe most people wouldn't consider their vile party a DOMESTIC enemy of the United States.

JOURNALISMTo be sure, there is no longer any pretense of IMPARTIAL journalism in modern day society. Most journailsts work for governments or large web-content corporations, and are likely to obey their employers when it comes time to "spin" a given story. Other journalists pursue the "human interest" market, which primarily presents stories with more sensationalism than substance. None of this should be surpirsing to any citizen of the modern era--the notion that there ever was such a thing as OBJECTIVE journalism wil be regarded by future generations as a charming myth of bygone days. The ability to recognize and comensate for the biases in any given media source is a primary modern survival skill.

SOCIALISMSocialism was man's most ambitious attempt to supplant religion with a doctrine claiming to ground itself in "science". Indeed, no religion ever spread so far so fast. Yet while socialism had established itself as a fact of life by the beginning of the 20th century, it did not create societies of abundance or give birth to "the New Man." Each failure inspired new searches for the path to the promised land: revolution, communes, social democracy, Communism, Facism, Third World socialism. None worked, and some exacted staggering human tolls. Now, of course, socialism is widely discredited.

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I am 47 years old, living in the Pacific Northwest. I grew up in Kennewick, Boise, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. I have lived in every major US city. I am a gunsmith, artist, writer, musician, farmer, ordained minister, and political blogger. Former truck driver, shrimper, logger, and Navy guy.

Damon's Favorite Quotes

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.

“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.” Thomas Jefferson.

Those who would sacrifice liberty for a temporary convenience deserve neither. Ben Franklin

The heart of the wise inclines to the Right, but the heart of the fool to the Left. Ecclesiastes 10:2 (the Bible)

I didn't claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat vegetables. Damon

My beliefs are born from pain, not politics. Damon

While all ideas have a right to be heard, none has an automatic right to be respected. Pat Buchanan

Since the 1980s there has been a great increase in the right to behave badly and an equal decrease in the freedom to behave normally

When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

If you need to bring in a business partner, make sure your partner brings along some money.

Remember that what's right isn't always popular, and what is popular isn't always right.

Politics is too important to be left to the politicians.

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Coach Lou Holtz

If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. Unknown Author

One man with courage is a majority. Andrew Jackson

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. Roy Disney

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Confucious